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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-30
zen. Grants Little Joke.

Miss Hulda Bond of Brooklyn is an
autograph collector of more than Ordi-
nary pertinacity. The manner in which
she secured Gen. Grants is interesting
The General was at the time sick with
the disease that resulted in his death
but, nothing daunted. Miss Bond called
at his residence, sent in her card, and oh
tanned an interview with the General )
wife. Miss Bond impressed Mrs. Grant
so favorably that when she brought out
her album and said: DO you think the
General would add his name to my col
lectionY' the latter replied that she
would see, and went upstairs. On re
turning, Mrs. Grant said Il told the
General of your pleasant call, and he
took the album, and, glancing over it,
read the few lines written by little
boy years old, as follows:
AND me, too, wish in your album to appear,
And do excuse my funny letters, cousin
dear,
For I'm only five years old, and in skirts as
yet,
But, when I'm six, my first pants am to
And then I'll be big man, I'm sure,
And write as nice as I see GroyeE Cleye-
"And after reading them he called for
a pen and wrote after the boys signature:
And U. s. Grant The situation was
so humorous" added Mrs Grant, that
the General burst into laughter for the
first time in weeks. "-C0ney Island Jour-
nal.
Have you the timer" asked Bur
lington woman of man who was rather
unsteadily pursuing his way up Church
street. "N-no, madam, was the reply.
But l had it last night. "-Brlington
s-4s t~rA.-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-30
A Colored BARRIERS Razors.

"Colored BARRIERS are more artistic and
more thorough than white men," said
George d. Stinson, who has the fortune
of being colored barber himself. you
see they just throw their hearts into the
work and let their imaginations play
along the edges of their razors as it
were; that's what the colored barber does
as a general rule"
Some of 'em stay in barber shop
till they learn to read a bible, and then
they take TO preaching; they're good"
interjected one of Mr.. Stinson's assist
ants.
That so" continued Stinson. ''They
don't let their sympathies run over into
the lather, and the poetry of the art is
lost to them. Every good cOlored artist
knows his raZors' points and his Gus
toners characteristics equally well. |
have been in barber shop for twenty
years, and my experience is that a bar
Der needs to know human nature and be
able to read it if he is going to succeed.
1t has been my practice, too, to cultivate
an intimate acquaintance with my tools.
They are all old friends. A good razor
will last twenty years. They used to
make better razOrs ten years ago than
they do now. have one here-I use it
oftener than any other - which has
slipped over many face every week day
for ten years.
81 give every razor possess a nick
name. This old piece of steel | call
Conjuke; there's another several Gus
toners of mine always call for, which |
have named Othello A third still in
active service, went with me when |
went up the Missouri years ago into Ds-
pattern.is the half-inch hollow ground
razor. Most BARRIERS have at least three
such razOrs of their own, often as many
as half a dozen. RazOrS want gentle
treatment. Pittsburg Dispatch.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-30
Duck-Pens and Yard.

While ducks do not require so much
house or yard room as other poultry.
they should still have convenient and
comfortable quarters Our illustration
shows cheap and substantial arrange
ment of this kind. The yard should be
thirty.two feet deep and twenty to TWEEN
ty-four feet wide. enclosed with an ordi.
nary paling fence five feet high, or with
that width Of extra two-inch mesh wire
netting. The gate or entrance TO the
yard is shown at A; b are the open
ings to the pens, c c being the lids or
hinged roof Of the same The pen is
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-30
FIG. ROOT WASHER.

This disagreeable task may be eased and
facilitated considerably by using the
contrivance shown in figure l. 1t con-
sists of kerosene barrel hung in
frame, as shown in the illustration. Two
openings are made in one side of the bar
rel--a large one, two broad slaves wide,
and small one, only one inch wide.
The pieces cut out are used for lids, both
of which are fastened with hinges and
buttons, and are made to fit tight by
having thick cloth tackled around their
edges. Half bushel or a bushel of po-
tatoes or roots are placed in the barrel
with two or three buckets of water, the
lids are closed and buttoned and the bar
rel is slowly turned. If they are very
dirty, open the small aperture, and by
turning the barrel back and forth allow
the water and mud to run out. Add
clean water and turn again. They will
soon be cleansed, when the large aperture
may be opened, and the roots or tubers
emptied into basket. The fastenings
at each end of the barrel can be made by
any blacksmith, and they should be bolt
ed on with one-quarter or three-eights
inch bolts. With this simple COntrivance
a man can wash large quantity of roots
in a day without catching cold or chill.
If kept out of the sun, such a COntriv-
ance will last lifetime In figure 2 is
shown an easily made potato and yege-
table washer for household use. The
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-30
FIG. 2.-yEeETABLE WASHER.

ends of the cylinder are cut out of inch
boards and are twelve inches in diane
ter. A shaft runs through and has collars,
to which the ends of the cylinder are
fastened to hold them firm. Strong,
bright wires are fastened from end to
end, as seen in the illustration. Five of
these are fastened together, and form
the lid to the aperture through which
articles are admitted. The end of the
lid is fastened by means of loop, which
springs over bottom. The vegetables
to be washed are placed in the cylinder,
the box is half filled with water, and by
turning the crank, or moving it back
and forth, they are quickly cleansed
without making cold fingers. An ordi-
nary tub or half barrel, may be used
for the same purpose.-Am. Agrtcutt-
ardt.
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DUCK HOUSE AND YARD.

built entirely across the yard, twelve
inches high in front and twenty inches
at the rear, to shed off the rain The
roof is made of two doors, swung on
strong strap hinges and well cleated I'M
derneath to prevent warping. As ducks
have propensity to drop their eggs
wherever and whenever fancy seizes
them, they must be penned in at night
and kept in the enclosure until ten
o clock every morning, by which time
they will have laid their eggs. and can
be given their liberty.-Ameriean Agri
cULturist.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-30
8. A. 81 A. P. Railroad.
NEW SOUTHERN PACIFIC TIME.

San Antonio Has Now.Tw Trains Daily
To and From New Orleans.
The new time card of the Southern Pacific
goes in force TO-DAY, giving two trains daily, rs
follows:
EAST BOUSD.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-30
Caught on at Last.

On BROKER Ito former customer).-
How d We do, Mr.. Lamb? Pm glad to
see you looking so well and prosperous.
Mr.. LAMB.-Yes, I've been on the
light side of the market, now, for some
months.
On BROKER.-What side have you
been playingr
MIR. LAMB.-The outside.
DlLnL
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-30

Jennie June thinks American women
the youngest for their age in the world.
In ascertaining the ages of American
women Jennie must have taken their
word for it.-NorristO5R Herald.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-30

Forty Years Residence in Texas
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-30

Have Lands for Farms, Gardens, Stock
Ranches and Colonies. VIII give reff
able Legal and Business Information to
Owners and Purchasers In reference to
Titles, Taxes and Value Of Lands In
Texas.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-17
Nat jones' ksig Deal.

SulCdSO
One of the most splendid of the row of
new houses on the edge of the lake on the
North side is Nat Jones'. 1t was entirely
paid for out OF the profits of one deal in
Pullman stock. George NJ. Pullman and
Jones bought Pullman palace car stock in
joint account when, at the time of the panic
recently from the failure Of the West Shore
railroad, the Northern Pacific railroad and
the Metropolitan National bank at New
York, it was down little under par. They
held 20.000 shares between them, and
earned up to about 100. AT that point a
new pool was made up, including some of
the big Pullman investors, such as
Sprague. the grocer; N. E.. Fair
bank, Keith and others. This new pool
took on 20, 900 additional shares of stock,
and held on to it until the price was about
14O. 1t was the biggest single winning
Jones ever made. Those who are familiar
with his speculative methods add that it is
the only time within their knowledge that
Jones ever sat down on a deal for long
pull His money has been made on quick
turns, and he is so nervous that it is usually
impossible for him, like Ream or some,
of the other big spectators, to make pur-
chase or sale and waita month or two for
a big profit This time however, Jones
was patient enough, probably because
he had Pullman for partner. The latter
is ''stayer," and knew, of course, all
about his own stock. The deal paid Nat
Jones $120, O00-just about what his house
cost him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-17
Recovered His hid.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y :, April 16.-A mid.
dle-aged gentleman and young lady left
the industrial school in this city last even
ing and took berths in sleeper on the
through train bound for San Francisco.
The gentleman's companion was his daugh-
ter Mabel, who for twelve years had been
separated from her father. during which
time he has searched the worlo over for
her. In the early part of February last Mr.
Willis. the father, saw an item in a dra-
matte journal in New York which led
him to believe that variety actress,
Mile. Lola knew the whereabouts of his
children. He found Mile. Lola in San
Francisco. She refused to give any infor-
nation and he caused her arrest. and under
compulsion she admitted that she had
taken the little girls from their home. She
intended to make Mabel variety actress,
but found the child unable to become one
on account of physical troubles, and she
left her in Rochester eight years ago. where
she has been since. Her sister cannot be
found. Mr.. Willis is now wealthy Cali
fOrnan and lives in San Francisco.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-17
The Railway Robbery.

PITTsBURG. Pa, April 16.-No hearings
will be held in the cases of the Panhandle
lrohberies on Monday. More than half of
the prisoners have already waived the pre-
iminary hearing. This will enable the de-
PENDANTS to get their cases before the grand
jury in time for the present term of court.
Within the past twenty-four hours num-
Der of the prisoners have made voluntary
confessions to the attorneys. An after
noon paper to-day publishes a sensational
item in which it is stated that secretmeet-
ing of the employees Of the Panhandle road
was held last night to consider bold and
decisive move to force the railway authori-
ties to some kind of a compromise. 1t is
proposed to demand a guarantee that no
further arrests shall be made, and
that all the men now employed
on the road be completely exonerated
from any completely iD the alleged thefts.
Should these guarantees not be foPthcom-
ing the men will decline to enter again into
the company's service under the suspicious
that are resting upon them, until all the
cases have been finally settled. Demands
are also to be made respecting certain par
ties under arrest, claimed to be innocent of
the charges against them. and as respecting
the others guarantee that they will not be
kept in jail all summer, but that they would
be tried Immediately. If the demands ara
not complied with strike will be ordered
and all trains side tracked. Twenty-four
hours notice will be given of the intention
to strike. Another meeting will be held to-
morrow, when definite action will be de-
cided upon. The paper claims that their
authority for the story is beyond question.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-17
A JUST JUDGE DEAD.
Demise of Chief Justice Carter at
Washington.
A Brief Record of His Life and Able
Services.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Chief Justice
Carter, OF the supreme court of the District
OF Columbia, died at his home in this city
at o'clock this afternoon in the 18TH year
of his age. He had been in ill health for
some months. but his condition was not
considered at all alarming until last Wednes-
day. when severe cold which he had con-
tracted developed symptoms sufficiently
alarming to excite fears of fatal termina-
tion. His condition remained much the
same, he retaining perfect consciousness
until late this afternoon, when he
sank into semi-conscious and later into an
unconscious condition. from which he rallied
only at intervals up to the time of his
death. The immediate cause Of this is so
little understood that an autopsy has been
decided upon. 1t is. however. the opinion
of some of his friends that the remote cause
at least of his death was cancer of the
stomach. According to his wish his body
will be buried at Cleveland, o. Judge Carter
was born in Jefferson county, NY, ,Ju une %.
1912, and when mere boy was apprenticed
to the printing trade i'll Rochester under
Thurlow Weed. This, however he soon
gave up to attend school. Later he entered
law Office in Rochester, was admitted to
the bar in 1882. and in 1886 he removed to
Akron, o. In 1S4S he was elected to con-
gress and served two terms, after which he
opened law Office in Cleveland. He was
member of the National Republican con-
vention at Chicago in 1860, and was one
of the three men i'll the Ohio delegatian
who turned their votes from Chase and
insured the nomination of Mr.. Lincoln. He
was minister to Bolivia by MIR. Lincoln's
appointment. and on returning to this
country in December, 1862. was appointed
chief justice of the supreme court for the
district, much to his surprise. He accepted
the office in 1868. and from that time to the
present devoted himself exclusively to the
duties of his position. AS vigorous dis
penser of justice and sound legal decisions
his judicial career is well known. Judge
Carter has always been regarded as man
of great business ability, and it is estimated
that he leaves an estate worth $500, 900.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-17
Eat Before You Drink.


"a large proportion of the intemperance
in the use. of stimulants," philosophical a
physician in free lecture to the Buffalo
Express. ''may be laid to the light break
fasts eaten by most people. Break
fast is the most important meal of the
day, and sufficient Importance is not
attached to it in the majority of house
holds. After the long fast enjoyed between
supper or late dinner and Z or s o'clock in
the morning, person in good health should
feel hungry; and it is at this hour of the
day that the heartiest meal may be
eaten with the least probability of
bad results. The man who starts out in the
morning after having eaten a hearty
breakfast will seldom, unless suffering
from chronic indigestion, experience any
of the discomfortS which might follow
similar meal at any other time of day.
The chances are he will also enjoy
happy frame of mind all day. Whatever
be his custom he will find himself with
an excellent appetite. Eating creates ap-
petite. The very opposite results will
follow the other course In this matter, and
the man who has not had good breakfast
will not enjoy good dinner. have treated
a good many cases of hahitual drunkenness,
and in great many of them l have found
that the evil practice of tlppling was begun
to satisfy gnawng. faint sensation in the
stomach in the morning, which was nothing
more or less than disguised hunger"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-17
Killed One Too Many.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. April ia special
from Cassville, No., says: E. F. Clum was
hanged in this city yesterday for the mnr-
der Of Miss Ella BoWe ON the Sth of July
last. Fully 10000 people from thesur-
rounding country gathered to witness the
execution. Clum was greatly affected and
cried bitterly. At times he would try to
cheer himself by singing hymus. At the
scatfold he said he was prepared to die. At
$50 p. m. the black cap was drawn over
his head, the moose was adjusted, and at
a:55 the drop fell. In thirteen minutes
life was extinct, and he died without
struggle. Early in 1886 J. j. White ran
away with Clum's wife from Waiworth,
n. z. and he followed them. Meeting
White in company with Ella Bowe he
killed both. He admitted killing White,
but denied the killing of Ella Bowe, but
the testimony of witnesses left no doubt as
to his guilt
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-17
APleasanl Meeiing

NASHVILLE. Tenn. April 16.-George
Bancroft, the historian. reached here on the
night train. He was received by COM
mittee of the Historical society and es-
corted to the Maxwell house. Mr.. Ban
croft took walk after supper, contrary to
his expectations, and finding that he was in
the vicinity of the Polk mansion called at
about $3.50, hardly expecting an audience.
but Mrs. Polk was ready and entered
the parlOr promptly. Advancing with
the action and spirit of a man half his age,
he exclaimed: Dear Mrs. Polk am glad
to see you, and that you are looking so
WELL" Hesitating but for moment, she
said: rs this Mr.. Bancroft? I am CRATE
full that you have come SO far to see u.s."
They were seated and had a delightful ex-
change of pleasant memories OF when she
was ''slender and graceful and when he
was so continually thoughtfur' of her
during his membership of her husbands
cabinet.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-17
An Unhappy Imperial Fa mily.

London Letter.
1t is said that there is minimum of do
mestic happiness being enjoyed by the i'm
perial family of Observation-Disclosures
the ties of mutual dangers. The fount of
all the trouble is the car himself, who, of
late, has developed greater eccentricities Of
temper than ever. By far the severest suf-
ferer is the czarina, who has not
only to bear her own bur-
den. but that of her sem-lunatic son.
whom she is ever defending against his
father. The grand dukes share in the dis
sension. and altogether very painful state
of affairs exists. The czar, who completed
his forty year last week, is, with
the exception of the baby king of Spain,
the youngest OF European monarchs. In
the autumn his majesty will join the ever
increasing ranks of royal and imperial au-
thors by publishing his diaries, which are
to be illustrated by Zichy, the Hungarian
artist
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-17
Ieye! Headed at Bismarck.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, Oak, April 16.-The good
citizens at this place are more cheerful
than for some time past. The authentical
report comes to-day that the Ordway &
Bismarck Railroad company has formally
accepted the terms offered by the city as to
right-of-way and depot grounds, and have
guaranteed to push the road through with
ont delay. The effect has been to stimu-
late lively interest in real estate in and
around the city. Several good sales were
reported to-day, and many Eastern people
are in the city looking over the ground,
preparatory to making investments. The
citizens have seen one boom in the city and
are not desirouS of stimulating any sucn
strained and unnatural feeling as then eX-
listed. There seems a determination to
keep property at reasonable prices and en-
courage honest buyers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-17
RESCUED FROM THE DEEP.
Experiences of the Crew of a Burn
ing Vessel.
Additional Notes From the Cyclone
80 in Ohio.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-The bark
entine City of Papelle, which arrived to-
day from Tahiti, brought as passengers the
captain and crew of the German steamer
Raitea, burned at sea Feb. 3, seventeen
days from San Francisco for Tahiti. The
first news of her destruction was received
here March II by the Troplc Bird, which
sighted the burning hull Feb. 16. Ever
since great anxiety has prevailed here re-
garding the fate of those on board. Capt.
Vierick, of the Raitea. related the follow
ing story of the vessels burning: On Feb.
13 fire was discovered i'll the room occupied
by the second engineer. All efforts to ex-
tinguiSh the fire by water availed nothing.
Almost as soon as the flames were diScov-
cred they burst out and enyeloped that part
OF the steamer where the fire originated.
While some of the crew were fighting the
fire others lowered two of the boats.
Within fifteen minutes after the discovery
of the fire the kerosene ON deck was in
flames, and it was impossible to remainson
the vessel. Every one got into the boats.
There were thirteen in one and eleven in
the other. The fire was so sudden that no
one was able to save anything. Ship boats
are always Kept prOvisioned, otherwise
those who escaped in them would have
starved to death. There was intense suf-
fering from heat and lack of water. When
all were nearly dead from exhaustion, after
five days exposure in the open boats. Re-
myro island, one of the Toumiutu group,
was sighted. Here refuge was had for
twelve days, they being kindly cared for by
natives. From thence in 4 small cutter the
party reached Tahiti. 12O miles distant. j..
ID. Priel, one of the passengers on the
Raltea, died day after the boats left the
burning vessel. His death resulted from
injuries received in being pulled through
the bulls-eye of the vessel while being res
cued. The persons on the vessel comprised
twenty of the crew and four passengers.
All except Priel reached here in safety.